All I really needed to know I learned in Kindergarten

We rushed back into the new year with a big change for Olivia – moving up to “Kindergarten.” This is the last class in her school, its upstairs, and definitely has a “big kid” vibe to it. It took my girl a little while to settle in but we have been in the class about a month now and I think she’s finding her stride. Luckily for us, she moved up with Cate and Emma, so the transition is always easier when you’ve got your best friends with you.

Matt and I attended the orientation for this class and the teacher explained that her job is to get the kids ready for going to “real school” next year (cue panic attack in Matt and I as we realize that we still use the "baby monitor" to check on Olivia daily and may need to revise our parenting approach to include some of this "independence" this nice lady keeps yammering about!).

The class room is much more structured than the others and the kids definitely seem to rise to expectations. She will actually be in this class for about a year and a half before she attends “real Kindergarten” at our local public elementary school, so we have some time to all mentally prepare for the big changes on the horizon. In the meantime, here are a few pics of our BIG GIRL!

Music class with the babies before school

 Where does she learn these poses?!

And, for comparison's sake, this is her picture on her FIRST day of school!